My Favorite Authors

Today I was thinking I should list my favorite authors - at least the top ten. In alphabetical order, they are as follows. I didn't mean for them to be all women, but I guess I just really like the sort of things women tend to write as long as it is sci-fi, fantasy, and/or romance related. I also love historical romances, but it depends on the writer.

My theory is that real life just doesn't entirely do it for me. Living in one's head can be so much more interesting...

1. Catherine Asaro - She writes really fun sci-fi that's sexy and really well researched.

2. Octavia Butler - Very interesting perpective, almost literary

3. Christine Feehan - Really great vampire series, especially if you like alpha males

4. Susan Grant - Sci-fi/Futuristic romance. Really well done male characters. You just want to eat them up.

5. Emma Holly - Damn this woman can write a sex scene. God. Is it hot in here?

6. Sherrilyn Kenyon - The male characters remind me of real guys and she's funny as hell. I can't wait until Ash finally gets his story. The wait is driving me insane. Which I'm sure is exactly what she wants. Sigh. Consider myself manipulated to buy every danged book she ever writes.

7. Lisa Kleypas - Regency romances. Very clever, fun, funny, and her females tend to be strong, witty and smart. I love her.

8. Ursula Le Guin - All time favorite from when I was a little girl. I just love the Earthsea books. These were some of the first stories that got me hooked on fantasy.

9. Anne McCaffrey - I've read her Pern novel so many times, I practically have them memorized.

10. Lois McMaster Bujold - OK, this woman rocks my world. Dear God I love her characters, her dialogue, her writing style. Basically everything. I could never hope to match her, but lord she's fun to read.